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30 HOUR PA FUNDAMENTALS TEST BANK EXAM
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
A __________ of real property accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of
the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state where the
property is located. - (ANSWER)legal description
A legal description is required for: (4 things) - (ANSWER)Public recording.
Creating a valid deed of conveyance or lease.
Completing mortgage documents.
Executing and recording other legal documents.
Used to describe properties in residential, commercial, and industrial
subdivisions. - (ANSWER)Lot and Block System
In a large subdivision, lots may be grouped together into __________ for ease of
reference. - (ANSWER)blocks
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The surveyor incorporates the survey data into a ___________. - (ANSWER)plat
of survey
A property description system that must begin and end at the point of beginning.
- (ANSWER)Metes and Bounds System
__________ are fixed objects that serve as markers for the property, and are used
to establish the parcel's boundaries. - (ANSWER)Monuments
This system is based on sets of intersecting lines. - (ANSWER)Rectangular Survey
System
__________ run north and south. - (ANSWER)Principal Meridians
__________ run east and west. - (ANSWER)Base Lines
__________ are lines running east and west, parallel with the base line and six
miles apart. - (ANSWER)Township lines
__________ are lines on either side of a principal meridian and are divided into
six mile wide strips by lines that run north and south parallel to the meridian. -
(ANSWER)Range Lines
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A __________ is a 36 square mile area formed by the intersection of a township
and range lines. - (ANSWER)Township
Each township square is divided into __________ Sections each __________
square. - (ANSWER)36
one-mile
One section is also equal to __________ acres. - (ANSWER)640
Area is always expressed in __________ or __________. - (ANSWER)square feet
or square yards
Formula to calculate area of a rectangle: - (ANSWER)Area = base x height
Formula to calculate area of a trapezoid: - (ANSWER)Area = Average base length x
height
Formula to calculate average base length: - (ANSWER)average base length =
(base 1 + base 2) / 2
Formula to calculate area of a triangle: - (ANSWER)Area = 1⁄2 base x height
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Volume is always expressed in __________ or __________. - (ANSWER)cubic feet
or cubic yards
Formula to calculate a solid rectangle, or prism: - (ANSWER)Volume = length x
width x depth
Formula to calculate a solid triangle, or pyramid: - (ANSWER)Volume = 1⁄2 base x
height x depth
1 mile = __________ linear feet - (ANSWER)5,280
1 square yard = __________ square feet - (ANSWER)9
1 cubic yard = __________ cubic feet - (ANSWER)27
1 square mile = __________ acres - (ANSWER)640
1 acre = __________ square feet - (ANSWER)43,560
Concerning Private Land-use Controls, the __________ decides how the
__________ can use the property. - (ANSWER)grantor (seller)
grantee (buyer)
30 HOUR PA FUNDAMENTALS TEST BANK EXAM
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM
ALREADY GRADED A+
A __________ of real property accurately locates and identifies the boundaries of
the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state where the
property is located. - (ANSWER)legal description
A legal description is required for: (4 things) - (ANSWER)Public recording.
Creating a valid deed of conveyance or lease.
Completing mortgage documents.
Executing and recording other legal documents.
Used to describe properties in residential, commercial, and industrial
subdivisions. - (ANSWER)Lot and Block System
In a large subdivision, lots may be grouped together into __________ for ease of
reference. - (ANSWER)blocks
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The surveyor incorporates the survey data into a ___________. - (ANSWER)plat
of survey
A property description system that must begin and end at the point of beginning.
- (ANSWER)Metes and Bounds System
__________ are fixed objects that serve as markers for the property, and are used
to establish the parcel's boundaries. - (ANSWER)Monuments
This system is based on sets of intersecting lines. - (ANSWER)Rectangular Survey
System
__________ run north and south. - (ANSWER)Principal Meridians
__________ run east and west. - (ANSWER)Base Lines
__________ are lines running east and west, parallel with the base line and six
miles apart. - (ANSWER)Township lines
__________ are lines on either side of a principal meridian and are divided into
six mile wide strips by lines that run north and south parallel to the meridian. -
(ANSWER)Range Lines
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A __________ is a 36 square mile area formed by the intersection of a township
and range lines. - (ANSWER)Township
Each township square is divided into __________ Sections each __________
square. - (ANSWER)36
one-mile
One section is also equal to __________ acres. - (ANSWER)640
Area is always expressed in __________ or __________. - (ANSWER)square feet
or square yards
Formula to calculate area of a rectangle: - (ANSWER)Area = base x height
Formula to calculate area of a trapezoid: - (ANSWER)Area = Average base length x
height
Formula to calculate average base length: - (ANSWER)average base length =
(base 1 + base 2) / 2
Formula to calculate area of a triangle: - (ANSWER)Area = 1⁄2 base x height
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Volume is always expressed in __________ or __________. - (ANSWER)cubic feet
or cubic yards
Formula to calculate a solid rectangle, or prism: - (ANSWER)Volume = length x
width x depth
Formula to calculate a solid triangle, or pyramid: - (ANSWER)Volume = 1⁄2 base x
height x depth
1 mile = __________ linear feet - (ANSWER)5,280
1 square yard = __________ square feet - (ANSWER)9
1 cubic yard = __________ cubic feet - (ANSWER)27
1 square mile = __________ acres - (ANSWER)640
1 acre = __________ square feet - (ANSWER)43,560
Concerning Private Land-use Controls, the __________ decides how the
__________ can use the property. - (ANSWER)grantor (seller)
grantee (buyer)
